TrillMike
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If he's back next season he's got to be a lock for the Masterton right? Pretty awesome that he's the one presenting it this year.
Absolutely. It will be interesting. I wish him the best.
If he's back next season he's got to be a lock for the Masterton right? Pretty awesome that he's the one presenting it this year.
"I talked to Rich about 10 days ago and he was going to see the doctors just to get his checkup. What he's doing is he's beginning workouts again. He's had an external defibrillator implanted in him and he's going to work out with that to see where it goes," Nill said. "So I would say he's being monitored over the next eight weeks just to see where things go and then kind of sit down with the doctors and kind of consult moving forward."
Wait he has a defib implanted in him? What a boss.
Peverley looks like this guy:
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He'll be in Dallas in a couple weeks to start taking new steps.
Sounds like this is a thing that will push past start of the year. He mentioned several months so in theory that could be by October, but obviously that seems unlikely.
from a crass hockey standpoint this could be difficult.. who get's bumped when he's ready.. will he be able to catch up to everyone's readiness level? how patient are you if he's not in hockey form?
I don't think you're being crass.
The first thing is he'd never be activated if he wasn't in hockey form. That doesn't mean he'll be in game form, but he'll be out there at practice proving he's physically ready to go before they took him of LTIR or IR.
Since Dallas won't go over the cap anyway ... it's unlikely they use LTIR on him. The best way to maximize that benefit is to place the player on LTIR when your numbers add up as close to the cap as possible.
As for who goes down ... this is actually the good thing IMO. Dallas doesn't have to make a decision on Eaves or Glennie while Peverley is still recovering. Eaves and Glennie might actually get a chance to prove themselves if either can stay healthy ... which is a concern.
The bigger impact though is the game roster. You'd assume Cole, Horcoff, and Sceviour would be the top options to come out. I don't agree with Sceviour but Ruff up until the playoffs was reluctant to bench vets so It's basically a wait and see, and hopefully at that time There's an obvious choice.
Finally ... the big thing here is he's not coming from a structural problem so it's within reason that his recovery is not as tough as other injuries. If his heart is healthy and the procedure was as successful as they hoped ... It's just a matter of him getting into shape. This isn't anything like say Morrow having to build muscle around an unstable neck or any number of guys building strength in their knee after an ACL.
Pevs is still a physically fit guy that obviously lost some muscle in all this, but it's not like he's gaining weight or living a sedentary lifestyle. Sounds like he was back to working out within weeks of this happening.
I don't mean to characterize this as an easy process because everything depends on his heart, but I'm just saying that's likely his only serious hurdle. The strength and fitness will be a piece of cake .... mentally this could be extremely tough though trusting your heart.
Despite the likelihood he'll never being able to scratch out of his mind what he witnessed March 10, Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff said he knows why forward Rich Peverley is trying to return to playing hockey and he supports his goal of making it happen.
"I know it's hard, and you didn't have to witness what we witnessed, but it's still something I understand," Ruff said. "In my meeting with him [at the end of last season], I totally understood where he was at. It's part of being an athlete. He can't take that away. There's not many that say, 'I've got this injury, I can't play.' It's usually, 'What can I do to get over this injury to get back?'"